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Advanced-Process-Analysis.Pdf Natio al I dustrial Competitive ess through E ergy, E viro me t a d Eco omics NICE 3 Gra t No. DE-FG48-96R8-10598 Adva ced Process A alysis for Source Reductio i the Sulfuric Acid Petroleum Refi i g Alkylatio Process Fi al Tech ical Report by Michael K. Rich Motiva E terprises David McGee Louisia a Departme t of Natural Resources Jack R. Hopper a d Carl L. Yaws Lamar U iversity Derya B. Özyurt a d Ralph W. Pike Louisia a State U iversity A joi t project with Louisia a Departme t of Natural Resources, Motiva E terprises, a d Gulf Coast Hazardous Substa ce Research Ce ter submitted to the U. S. Departme t of E ergy September 1, 2001 Gulf Coast Hazardous Substa ce Research Ce ter Lamar U iversity Beaumo t, Texas 77710 TABLE F C NTENTS ABSTRACT v LIST OF TABLES vi LIST OF FIGURES vii CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION 1 Overview of Adva ced Process A alysis System 1 Flowsheet Simulatio 3 O -Li e Optimizatio 4 Chemical Reactor A alysis 6 Pi ch A alysis 7 Pollutio Assessme t 9 Alkylatio 10 Summary 11 CHAPTER 2. LITERATURE REVIEW 12 Adva ced Process A alysis System 12 I dustrial Applicatio s of O -Li e Optimizatio 13 Key Eleme ts of O -Li e Optimizatio 14 E ergy Co servatio 15 Pollutio Preve tio 16 Sulfuric Acid Alkylatio Process 22 Alkylatio i Petroleum I dustry 23 Commercial Sulfuric Acid Alkylatio Process 24 Theory of Alkylatio Reactio s 26 Reactio Mecha ism for Alkylatio of Isobuta e with Propyle e 30 Reactio Mecha ism for Alkylatio of Isobuta e with Butyle e a d Pe tyle e 30 I flue ce of Process Variables 34 Feedstock 36 Products 36 Catalysts 37 Summary 38 CHAPTER 3. METHODOLOGY 39 Flowsheeti g Program 40 O -Li e Optimizatio Program 43 Chemical Reactor A alysis Program 47 Heat Excha ger Network Program 48 Pollutio I dex Program 51 Summary 53 ii CHAPTER 4. MOTIVA ALKYLATION PROCESS 54 Process Descriptio 54 STRATCO Co tactor 55 Refrigeratio Sectio 59 Depropa izer 61 Alkylate Deisobuta izer 61 Saturate Deisobuta izer 62 Process Simulatio 62 STRATCO Co tactor (5C-623) 66 Acid Settler (5C-631) 72 Depropa izer (5C-603) 73 Alkylate Deisobuta izer (5C-606) 76 Suctio Trap/Flash Drum (5C-614) 79 Eco omizer (5C-616) 82 Compressor (5K-601) 82 Olefi Feed-Efflue t Excha ger (5E-628) 85 Model Validatio 87 Summary 88 CHAPTER 5. RESULTS 89 Flowsheet Simulatio 89 Process Flow Diagram 89 Co strai t Equatio s 90 Measured Variables 91 U measured Variables 92 Parameters 92 Co sta ts 93 E thalpy Tables 93 Flowsheet Simulatio Summary 94 O -Li e Optimizatio 94 Gross Error Detectio a d Data Validatio 94 Parameter Estimatio a d Data Reco ciliatio 98 Eco omic Optimizatio 100 Heat Excha ger Network Optimizatio 103 Pollutio Assessme t 109 Summary 111 CHAPTER 6 CONCLUSIONS 112 REFERENCES 114 iii APPENDICES A ESTIMATION OF CONCENTRATIONS IN VARIOUS SPECIES IN THE CATALYST PHASE A-1 B MODEL EQUATIONS (EQUALITY AND INEQUALITY CONSTRAINTS) A-13 C INPUT TO FLOWSHEET SIMULATION A-61 C.1 List of process u its A-63 C.2 List of process streams A-65 C.3 Measured values (i itial poi ts) A-69 C.4 U measured variables (i itial poi ts) A-72 C.5 Parameters A-105 C.6 Coefficie t values to calculate the e thalpy of gas phase A-107 C.7 Coefficie t values to calculate the e thalpy of liquid phase A-108 C.8 Co sta ts A-109 D OUTPUT FROM ON-LINE OPTIMIZATION A-111 D.1 Measured Variables A-111 D.2 U measured Variables A-129 D.3 Pla t Parameters A-331 E LIST OF STREAMS FROM THE ALKYLATION PROCESS MODEL USED FOR PINCH ANALYSIS A-343 F OUTPUT OF THE THEN PROGRAM A-345 G SEIP VALUES OF THE COMPONENTS IN THE ALKYLATION PROCESS A-351 H PROGRAM OUTPUTS A-352 H.1 Data Validatio Program (Do_data.lst) A-352 H.2 Parameter Estimatio Program (Do_para.lst) A-614 H.3 Eco omic Optimizatio Program (Do_eco .lst) A-881 I CALCULATION OF THE STEADY STATE OPERATION POINTS A-1141 J USER’S MANUAL A-1143 iv ABSTRACT Advanced Process Analysis System was successfully applied to the 15,000 BPD alkylation plant at the Motiva Enterprises Refinery in Convent, Louisiana. Using the flowsheeting, on-line optimization, pinch analysis and pollution assessment capabilities of the Advanced Process Analysis System an average increase in the profit of 127% can be achieved. Energy savings attained through reduced steam usage in the distillation columns total an average of 9.4x109 BTU/yr. A maximum reduction of 8.7% (67x109 BTU/yr) in heating and 6.0% (106x109 BTU/yr) in cooling requirements is shown to be obtainable through pinch analysis. Also one of the main sources of the pollution from the alkylation process, sulfuric acid consumption, can be reduced by 2.2 %. Besides economic savings and waste reductions for the alkylation process, which is one of the most important refinery processes for producing conventional gasoline, the capabilities of an integrated system to facilitate the modeling and optimization of the process has been demonstrated. Application to other processes could generate comparable benefits. The alkylation plant model had 1,579 equality constraints for material and energy balances, rate equations and equilibrium relations. There were 50 inequality constraints mainly accounting for the thermodynamic feasibility of the system. The equality and inequality constraints described 76 process units and 110 streams in the plant. Verification that the simulation described the performance of the plant was shown using data validation with 125 plant measurements from the distributed control system. There were 1,509 unmeasured variables and 64 parameters in the model. v List of Tables s Table 2.1. Ψ k,l Values used in Alkylation Process Model 20 Table 2.2 Reaction Mechanism and Material Balances for Sulfuric Acid Alkylation of Isobutane with Propylene 32 Table 2.3 Reaction Mechanism and Material Balances for Sulfuric Acid Alkylation of Isobutane with Butylene 33 Table 4.1 Summary of the contractor model (5C-623) 71 Table 4.2 Summary of the acid settler model (5C-631) 72 Table 4.3 Summary of the depropanizer model (5C-603) 75 Table 4.4 Summary of the deisobutanizer model (5C-606A) 77 Table 4.5 Summary of the suction trap/flash drum model (5C-614) 81 Table 4.6 Summary of the compressor model (5K-601) 85 Table 4.7 Summary of the exchanger model (5E-628) 86 Table 4.8 Plant vs. Model Data 87 Table 5.1 Summary of Alkylation Model 94 Table 5.2 Measured Variables for operation point #1 95 Table 5.3 Plant Parameters for operation point #1 99 Table 5.4 Alkylation Plant Raw Material/Utility Costs and Product Prices 102 Table 5.5 Calculated Profit after Data Validation (D.V.), Parameter Estimation (P.E.) and Economic Optimization (E.O.) Steps for six Different Operation Points (Steady States) 103 Table 5.6 Input and Output Streams in Alkylation Process 109 Table 5.7. Pollution Assessment Values for Alkylation Process before (BEO) and after (AEO) the economic optimization. 110 vi List of Figures Figure 1.1 Framework of Advanced Process Analysis System 2 Figure 1.2 Simplified Structure of On-Line Optimization 5 Figure 1.3 Reactor Design Program Outline 6 Figure 1.4 Composite Curves for Hot Streams and Cold Streams 8 Figure 1.5 Grid Diagram 8 Figure 2.1 Relationship between key elements of on-line optimization 15 Figure 2.2 Sulfuric Acid Alkylation Process (Vichailak 1995) 24 Figure 2.3 STRATCO Effluent Refrigeration Reactor (Yongkeat, 1996) 25 Figure 3.1 ‘Onion Skin’ Diagram for Organization of a Chemical Process and Hierarchy of Analysis 39 Figure 3.2 Example of Flowsim Screen for a Simple Refinery 42 Figure 4.1 Reactor and Refrigeration Sections of Alkylation Process 56 Figure 4.2 Depropanizer and Alkylate Deisobutanizer Sections of Alkylation Process 57 Figure 4.3 Saturate Deisobutanizer Section of Alkylation Process 58 Figure 4.4 STRATCO Effluent Refrigeration Reactor 59 Figure 4.5 Process flow diagram, as developed with the Flowsheet Simulation tool of Advanced Process Analysis System 65 Figure 4.6 Contactor 5C-623 66 Figure 4.7 Suction Trap Flash Drum (5C-614) 79 Figure 4.8 Economizer (5C-616) 82 Figure 4.9 Compressor (5K-601) 84 Figure 5.1 Grand Composite Curve for Alkylation Process 105 vii Figure 5.2 Network Grid Diagram for Alkylation Process 107 Figure 5.3 Integrating columns (5C-601 and 5C-603) with the process: Pressure shift for column 5C-601 only (left), for both columns (right). 108 viii CHAPTE 1 INT ODUCTION This epo t documents the esults of applying the Advanced P ocess Analysis System fo ene gy conse vation and pollution eduction in a comme cial, sulfu ic acid catalyzed, alkylation plant at the Motiva Ente p ises Refine y in Convent, Louisiana. The Advanced P ocess Analysis System was developed fo use by p ocess and plant enginee s to pe fo m comp ehensive evaluations of p ojects in depth significantly beyond thei cu ent capabilities. The st ategy has the advanced p ocess analysis methodology identify sou ces of excess ene gy use and of pollutant gene ation. This p og am has built on esults f om esea ch on sou ce eduction th ough technology modification in eactions and sepa ations, ene gy conse vation (pinch analysis) and on- line optimization (p ocess cont ol) by P ofesso s Hoppe and Yaws at Lama and P ofesso Pike at Louisiana State Unive sity.
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